Titanic Persuasive Essay

“There is no danger that the Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.” Says Phillip Franklin, the White Star Line Vice-President (http://thetitanicnhdproject.weebly.com/quotes-from-survivors.html). The ship was considered to be well constructed and would be able to sustain any amount of damage and not sink. Thirty seconds after the Titanic crew members were warned of an iceberg ahead, the iceberg hit the ship. The ship was 400 miles away from land. It took the Titanic fifteen second to reach the oceans floor after it had sunk completely (http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-sinking.html). The sinking began late on the night of April 14, 1912, at 11:40 P.M and it proved the idea of an “unsinkable” ship (http://www.titanic-facts.com/1912-the-sinking-of-the-titanic.html). This was a tragedy that shocked the world as the Titanic was thought to be unsinkable. People say that since the ship had broke on the surface that it was

This disaster caused public outrage over the lack of lifeboats, shipping regulations and unequal treatment to different passenger classes on board (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/sinking_of_the_RMS_Titanic). The Titanic has inspired countless books and several notable films since it sank (http://www.history.com/topics/titanic). There are now rules requiring every ship to have lifeboat space for every passenger let on board. The National Ice Patrol was also established to warn ships of icebergs in the North Atlantic shipping lanes (http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/politicsreform/resources/eyewitness-account-sinking-titanic-1912). Only 31.6 percent of the passengers survived. 53.4 percent that could have survived, given that there weren’t enough lifeboats (http://www.titanicfacts.net/). The passengers traveling first class were 44 percent more likely to